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Hard Work Paid Off — See You at ACM CHI 2026 in Barcelona!
While I was in Abu Dhabi, I received the exciting news that our paper “Designing a Cyber Situational Awareness Application for Space Missions” has been accepted as a poster at ACM CHI Conference! 🚀 🎉 I’m incredibly grateful to my co-authors, Arun Viswanathan, Deniz Celik, and David Shamma for their collaboration, insight, and support! (HIGH…
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Abu Dhabi-doo! my Talk at MBZUAI
On February 18, 2026, I gave a talk at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). It was an absolute honor! A huge thank you to Elizabeth Churchill for the invitation and to everyone who showed up, asked great questions, and made it such a thoughtful (and fun!) conversation. The energy in the…
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It’s Weird Out There
I’ll admit it: looking for a job right now is challenging. I was nervous about putting myself out there again, given how competitive it is. The design industry is facing tremendous disruption. I keep hearing about the shaky U.S. economy, widespread layoffs at top-performing companies, and fears that AI will replace creative jobs. On top…
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The Summer Of Joyce
It’s been a busy summer! I have neglected my blog. Many things have been happening at NASA JPL. We got a new director. JPL issued a return to office order. And because of budget uncertainty, we are once again, feeling the looming pressure of another layoff. This one is confirmed for October. Yikes, that’s next…